Mark your calendars for Hampshire Coon Creek Country Days, Gurnee Days, the Taste of Glen Ellyn and more happening this week.

Water system operator Aqua Illinois, which has had past issues involving customer outages, is building a second water treatment plant in Hawthorn Woods to ensure reliability of the system.

Northern Illinois residents traveled to McHenry County College this week to comment on private water and sewer utility Aqua Illinois' request for a rate increase. Aqua Illinois customers, advocacy groups and lawmakers appealed to the Illinois Commerce Commission to reject the proposed water rate increase.

Mark your calendars for National Night Out events, Taste of Roselle, North Aurora Days, Festival of the Arts in Libertyville, Bluesmobile Cruise Nights and more happening this week.

Mark your calendars for the Lake, DuPage, McHenry and Kendall County fairs, Algonquin Founders’ Days, Streamwood Summer Celebration and more happening this week.

Aqua Illinois water customers in Hawthorn Woods are being urged to boil their water before drinking, or use bottled water instead, in the wake of a broken water main.

Hawthorn Woods residents were advised to conserve water, including avoiding outdoor irrigation, while Aqua Illinois crews investigated an issue affecting the system’s regular recharging process on Saturday. The water provider confirmed water service ...

Mark your calendars for the Kane County and Lake County Fairs, Algonquin Founders Days, the Sugar Grove Corn Boil and more happening this week.

Mark your calendars for Itasca Fest, Vernon Hills Days, the Kane County Fair, Taste of Westmont, Windy City Smokeout, Bristol Renaissance Faire and more happening this week.